As the purple smoke released by the explosion began to clear, a weak and trembling voice could be heard."I am fine!"
It was Selin. She had survived the attack, even though she had taken some damage. Her armor was slightly dented around her stomach and covered in dirt. Her sword lay a short distance away. She sprinted toward it, slid across the ground, grabbed it, and stood back up, armed and ready to defend herself.
For the first time, the cloud began to fight on its own. The green cloud shot straight toward Selin, but it had not accounted for Hero. He counterattacked, slashing his katana into the skin of the cloud as it flew close to the ground. The katana slid in cleanly, but it did not deal much damage. The cloud's skin thinned and the katana became stuck.
